My First Wife Left Me Chords by John Lee Hooker
Tempo:
71.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
Am
G
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[D] [A]
[G] When my [A] first wife loved me, she left my [G#] heart in [A] misery.
[G] [A] When my first wife loved me, she left my heart in misery.
Ever since that day, boy, I don't think I'll [E] ever love again.
[A] [A] [Am]
[A] If I [C] can get her back again,
[A] I'll never [Bm] roam [A] no more.
If I get her back [F#] again, [A] [G] boys, I'll never roam no [A] more.
I had a good [E] wife, but [G] I did [B] not treat her [Am] right.
[A]
It's my fault, I only have myself to blame.
[G] [Am] [A] It's my fault, it's my fault, boys, I only have myself to blame.
[Bm] [A]
She would have been home right [G] now, if I hadn't have wanted every woman that I've seen.
[Am]
[D] [A] [Am] [A] [F#]
[B] I found one thing, [Am] these women don't mean [Dm] you no good.
[A] [E]
[A] [Am] [A] You [D] mistreat a good girl for some [Am] woman, [A] then she'll turn around and turn her back on you.
I'm [Am]
[D] [Am]
[A] [D] [A]
[G] having [Am] bad luck, [A] having [C] bad luck ever since she's been [A] gone.
I'm having bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck.
[Am] Ever since my baby been gone,
[D] [A] when she was at [Am] home, Lord, I did not treat her right.
[A]
[D] [A]
[G] When my [A] first wife loved me, she left my [G#] heart in [A] misery.
[G] [A] When my first wife loved me, she left my heart in misery.
Ever since that day, boy, I don't think I'll [E] ever love again.
[A] [A] [Am]
[A] If I [C] can get her back again,
[A] I'll never [Bm] roam [A] no more.
If I get her back [F#] again, [A] [G] boys, I'll never roam no [A] more.
I had a good [E] wife, but [G] I did [B] not treat her [Am] right.
[A]
It's my fault, I only have myself to blame.
[G] [Am] [A] It's my fault, it's my fault, boys, I only have myself to blame.
[Bm] [A]
She would have been home right [G] now, if I hadn't have wanted every woman that I've seen.
[Am]
[D] [A] [Am] [A] [F#]
[B] I found one thing, [Am] these women don't mean [Dm] you no good.
[A] [E]
[A] [Am] [A] You [D] mistreat a good girl for some [Am] woman, [A] then she'll turn around and turn her back on you.
I'm [Am]
[D] [Am]
[A] [D] [A]
[G] having [Am] bad luck, [A] having [C] bad luck ever since she's been [A] gone.
I'm having bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck.
[Am] Ever since my baby been gone,
[D] [A] when she was at [Am] home, Lord, I did not treat her right.
[A]
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] When my [A] first wife loved me, _ she left my [G#] heart in [A] misery.
_ [G] _ [A] _ When my first wife loved me, she left my heart in misery. _ _
_ _ Ever since that day, boy, I don't think I'll [E] ever love again.
[A] _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ _ If I [C] can get her back again, _
[A] _ _ I'll never [Bm] roam [A] no more. _ _
_ _ _ _ If I get her back [F#] again, [A] _ _ [G] boys, I'll never roam no [A] more. _ _
_ I had a good [E] wife, but [G] I did [B] not treat her [Am] right.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
It's my fault, _ I only have myself to blame. _
[G] _ [Am] _ [A] _ It's my fault, it's my fault, boys, _ I only have myself to blame.
[Bm] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ She would have been home right [G] now, if I hadn't have wanted every woman that I've seen.
_ _ [Am] _
[D] _ [A] _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] I found one thing, [Am] _ these women don't mean [Dm] you no good.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] You [D] mistreat a good girl for some [Am] woman, _ [A] then she'll turn around and turn her back on you.
_ _ I'm _ _ [Am] _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] having [Am] bad luck, _ [A] having [C] bad luck ever since she's been [A] gone.
_ _ _ I'm having bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck.
_ [Am] _ Ever since my baby been gone, _
[D] [A] when _ _ _ she was at [Am] home, _ Lord, I did not treat her right. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] When my [A] first wife loved me, _ she left my [G#] heart in [A] misery.
_ [G] _ [A] _ When my first wife loved me, she left my heart in misery. _ _
_ _ Ever since that day, boy, I don't think I'll [E] ever love again.
[A] _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ _ If I [C] can get her back again, _
[A] _ _ I'll never [Bm] roam [A] no more. _ _
_ _ _ _ If I get her back [F#] again, [A] _ _ [G] boys, I'll never roam no [A] more. _ _
_ I had a good [E] wife, but [G] I did [B] not treat her [Am] right.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
It's my fault, _ I only have myself to blame. _
[G] _ [Am] _ [A] _ It's my fault, it's my fault, boys, _ I only have myself to blame.
[Bm] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ She would have been home right [G] now, if I hadn't have wanted every woman that I've seen.
_ _ [Am] _
[D] _ [A] _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] I found one thing, [Am] _ these women don't mean [Dm] you no good.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] You [D] mistreat a good girl for some [Am] woman, _ [A] then she'll turn around and turn her back on you.
_ _ I'm _ _ [Am] _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] having [Am] bad luck, _ [A] having [C] bad luck ever since she's been [A] gone.
_ _ _ I'm having bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck.
_ [Am] _ Ever since my baby been gone, _
[D] [A] when _ _ _ she was at [Am] home, _ Lord, I did not treat her right. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _